#robotropolis

[archiesoniconline]

Sonictober 2024 Day 6! Theme: Honesty. "Geoffrey St. John..."? "Late of His Majesty's Secret Service..."? "Current Leader of the Rebel Underground..."? Well technically he didn't tell a single fib there...

Art by Hollie

[rabbotred]

Radical Rabbot vs. the Robotropolis Monitor

[radiodormouse]

[atwas-gaming]

This is the best scene in Archie yet!

[fowlfish]

Good ol' Snively from Sonic Satam (and the Archie Sonic comics).

I tend to like lackey characters, and big dynamic cartoony shapes I can do for a character's nose are always a plus. So naturally this little guy grabbed my attention!

[chrismas95]

The Machine City in The Matrix

[boobachu]

How I feel this new year's

[aealzx]

Two other drawings for Happ's Another Tuesday In Robotropolis fic that I did when she was feeding me lil tidbits before any of the chapters were posted X'D So the pics aren't direct scenes, just inspired by the situation.

[plutonify]

Just had an epiphany

[ganymedesclock]

Hello! I hope your week has been kind to you. May I inquire of your thoughts about IDW Eggman written by Ian Flynn? I noticed his reference in one of your posts, and i would like to know how you feel about the direction Ian is taking the Sonic characters in in the Sonic franchise. I would also like to know what you think about Surge and Kit, the product of Dr. Starline's unethical experimentations. Mimic, the traitorous mercenary as well if you don't mind. Remind yourself to eat your meals regularly and to maintain a limber body!

I admittedly haven't gotten to sink my teeth in IDW- I'm currently following through @thankskenpenders' take on archie which I would like to finish before I start that. What I have seen is promising, but I don't consider myself educated to speak on those characters. I think Surge, Kit, and Mimic have very fun designs and seem to have a lot of potential, and I love the way the former two (and Starline himself) are nods to classic glitches.

As far as IDW Eggman, as I've said, I'm very interested in what Flynn and Stanley do with him! They're definitely a bit darker than I've always liked my take on Eggman- my formative Sonic game was Sonic Adventure 2, which featured Eggman as a protagonist in his own right, albeit a "dark" one. I've always liked the idea of him as half-honorable, and it's a balancing act to frame that with just how brutal and ruthless he can be. But I've grown to be fond of that- I think half-honorability stands out a little more when the other half is that... coldly efficient.

As I said in the post, I think it's interesting to take Eggman as someone who may have had noble intentions as a 'fixer' once but who's gone a good few strides further than that. In a warped way, he always 'helps'- but you may not appreciate his help. I think that plays well with him as a manipulator and a trickster who tends to play people against each other for his own profit and amusement- if he's always harmless or always terrifying that's a potentially fine character (there's much I like about SatAM Robotnik after all!) but it doesn't really hit me as Eggman in the same way.

Almost everything I've gleaned secondhand about the Mr. Tinker arc is fascinating to me because of that. Especially the way Sonic confronts Eggman afterwards, and makes it clear he isn't opposed to Eggman regaining his memory (Sonic is not someone who likes to take power or options away from even his worst enemies) but upset that Eggman threw away everything he had as Mr. Tinker, to which Eggman replies, almost wistfully, that that kind of life was "peaceful"- but he's got bigger fish to fry.

As I said in a previous post, at the end of the day, Eggman's meant a lot of things to a lot of people, and while I'll always have my own takes on the Sonic cast, the biggest thing I can hope for is that new versions of the story will experiment further. That willingness to try new things boldly is, in my opinion, one of the things that's kept the Sonic franchise as youthfully full of vitality as it is. I can't really find it in my heart to hate any version of Eggman- they've all got something going for them, from the silly to the horrifying to the aforementioned half-honorable to the completely vile.

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[ramblingsonic]

Okay, so I guess the prior mentioned radiation poisoning is just from the city itself- I mean, Mecha Madness did nuke the place after all, so I guess it'd make sense some of that would linger in the sewers and underground (either that, or Eggman's started dumping waste underground and such). I guess that might also be why Kodos was so stupid with his whole "I wont need anyone" shit, when Arachnis was still actively working with him (that is to say: brain damage is a good excuse for stupid and arguably out of character behavior. I understand TF2 fans are familiar with that copout retcon explanation).

Anyway, what you thinkin' Nate, hmm???

[happyfoxx-art]

Continuing to set up my Underground AU :)

Meet Manic. A lifelong resident of Robotropolis, he grew up under the care of the man who can get you anything(legal or not)- Farrell. He's a talented drummer and is wildly charming, everyone in town likes Manic. He's also stacked his slight-of-hand stats, he'll rob you blind and you won't notice till it's too late.

Manic is an empath. He uses that ability to choose his targets and almost never gets caught- lulling people into trusting him with his pull. He also grew up best friends with Amy Rose, and tends to lurk around her fortune reading stall to keep an eye on her.

His involvement with the Freedom Fighters starts and ends with the black market, providing supplies for them if they have the cash to pay. That will, much to his chagrin, be changing soon.

Original sketch of him under the cut :)

[murdercide626]

Exactly! Robotropolis was definitely based on Scrap Brain Zone. They're both dreary, polluted, mechanized city hellscapes that act as Robotnik's base of operations in their respective media.

Some of the interior shots, such as Robotnik's control room, even have that sickly green color from Act 2.

Then there's the other elements the show shares with the games, aside from the obvious green aesop, such as ancient ruins, mystical artifacts, time travel, and even interdimensional travel.

There's even an episode focusing heavily on a floating land mass with ruins from a long lost civilization which holds magical stones watched over by a guardian.

Sure the show isn't a perfect 1 to 1 adaptation, but the influence is clearly there and utilized well to serve the story.

Idunno if I can really buy the whole "SATAM is Sonic in name only!" shtick.

like...????

Robotropolis is basically just a glorified Scrap Brain Zone. :V

[radiantrookie]

SEGA Mandates explained with their exceptions (Old)

Edit: (Plan on remaking this with a better format and sources, along with ones I missed)

Edit 2: Here's the New One

Game characters cannot have family members unless they were established in the game canon (Because Archie went overboard).

Game characters cannot be killed off.

Sonic cannot cry or get too emotional.

Exception: Sonic Prime didn't follow this rule despite being canon.

The terms Mobius and Mobians are banned, during the early 2010s, Earth was called "Sonic's World" because they wanted to appeal to 90s Boomers who hate Sonic living on Earth without calling it Mobius, it died down later though.

Exception: Ian Flynn has stated SEGA recanonized Sonic Spinball, which takes place in Mobius, so it exists somewhere in game canon, Veg-O-Fortress even has a cameo in Sonic Origins, Ian also stated Spinball takes place in between Sonic 3 and Knuckles and Sonic 3D Blast.

The heroes must always win at the end.

Characters and elements from Non Canon media cannot be used, Cosmo and the Metarex were potentially allowed to appear but according Ian Flynn, they're off the table now, the Metal Virus serves as a replacement for Robotization, Eggperial City serves as a replacement for Robotropolis, Restoration serves as a replacment for the Freedom Fighters.

Exceptions:

Sonic liking Chili Dogs (90s Cartoons)

Eggman's "I hate that Hedgehog!" and "Snooping as usual" lines (Aosth)

Scratch and Grounder appear in Eggman's livestream in one of the covers for IDW 40

Sonic's "Let's do it, to it" line (Satam)

Sonic being referred to as the "Fastest thing alive" (Satam)

Sonic Spinball being canon again, somwhat canonizes Sally, Bunnie, Rotor, Muttski and Scratch, Ian Flynn has clarified they're just cameos for now but could be a backdoor to make them canon if SEGA chooses to (Aosth, Satam, Archie)

In one of the covers for IDW 31, Storm's mugshot mentions he was arrested by the Knothole Village Police (Satam, Archie)

Tails being afraid of lightning (OVA)

Knuckles's cowboy hat (OVA)

Vector's crush on Vanilla (Sonic X)

Cream's favorite show, the NEXT Show (Sonic X)

The Chaotix Office building appears in the Sonic Channel Comics (Sonic X)

Sticks the Badger appears in the Sonic Channel Comics and is mentioned in English Sonic Frontiers (Sonic Boom)

The Eggnet has been canonized in both IDW and the Games (Archie)

The GUN Commander's name, Abraham Tower (Archie)

Bark being mute (Archie)

Bean and Bark working with Fang as a trio, Sonic even calls them the Hooligans (Archie)

Sally and Bunnie cameo in one of the Sonic Forces prequel comics with their Archie designs (Archie)

Shadow's Chaos Spear being shaped like an actual spear that he can throw or use as a melee weapon (Archie)

Badniks from Sonic Mega Drive appear in Classic IDW (Archie)

The term, Super Badnik (Archie)

Male characters that aren't humans, can't wear pants.

Exception: Tails Nine is allowed to wear pants.

Classic Era characters aren't allowed to appear in Modern Era and vice versa, during the 2010s there was the Two Dimensions retcon because of it, however they later removed it, Team Chaotix are also not allowed to appear in Classic because they considered Sonic Heroes to be their first appearance, however Knuckles Chaotix was recanonized in Tailstube, in the same episode, they acknowledge Mighty, Ray and Fang's Gang and teased a Modern Trip, recently, SEGA is considering retiring Classic Sonic after the disappointment of Sonic Superstars.

Exception: a Classic Froggy appears in various Sonic PICT artwork

Only one Metal Sonic is allowed, not multiple (They must really dislike Shard and Metallix)

Exceptions:

Metal Sonic 3.0 from Sonic Rivals 2

Chaos Sonic and Grim Sonic from Sonic Prime were allowed

Shadow: He has the most guidelines out of any character, most of them come from SEGA wanting Shadow to remain an Anti-Hero and not be too heroic, however SEGA has easied up on these with Shadow Generations

Knuckles: Knuckles is the only Echidna and only resident of Angel Island besides Chao and Baby Animals, (Ken Penders lol), Knuckles is also not allowed leave Angel Island without a reason now, prolly due to critiques with games like Heroes

Silver: Silver's Future is off limits, only SEGA can explore that, if they ever choose to

Super Forms: Male hedgehogs are the only ones allowed to go Super, this has been changed with Sonic Superstars and Otherworld Comedy.

Humans: Due to complaints from 90s Boomers, Humans besides Eggman weren't allowed until Shadow Generations

Romance: Characters can have crushes but they can't date or get married.

Money: Only Team Chaotix can talk about money

Rings: Ian Flynn was told Rings were no longer canon, however Rings appear in Sonic Prime and cutscenes in The Final Horizon, which Ian didn't know about

Special Stages: No longer canon and Fang's bio of living in the Special Stages is retconned

Off Limits Characters: These characters can only be used by SEGA/Sonic Team only:

Eggman Nega

Black Doom

Solaris (Mephiles and Iblis)

Infinite

[aealzx]

Amy was sitting there at his bedside, looking a bit like death warmed over. She stared down at him with bloodshot eyes, her quills stuck every which way that told him she hadn't handled her straightening iron in days. Wearing one of her comfiest outfits, her gloves set aside as she held a bowl of ice water and a rag. She looked pretty bad. Manic knew enough about his friend to not mention it. Another Tuesday in Robotropolis by HappyFoxx

HHHHHHHHH the 3rd/last chapter of this fic had me oof ouchies swinging into such cozy soft fluff weehhhh TvT Have to admit drawing Amy's quills a mess was actually really fun despite the rest of the context X'DD